Fathers Day

336Robin

336Robin

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Tomorrow is Fathers Day

Its a time to celebrate for Fathers.

You or your Dad may not have been perfect but that does not matter he is your Dad and there is only one. He might have had something special that you shared. It could have been something simple but it was a time at which you connected. He might have trouble connecting but he tried and it was just who he was it doesn't matter.

Life is short so celebrate your Father in what ever manner you can.

I make a mean Chicken Salad and I did that today for my family. I was with my Parents yesterday and hope to see them for a long time to come. My son came home for the weekend and that's as high an honor as I need.

Happy Fathers Day everyone.
 
My Dad

I miss my Dad. He survived the "Great Depression", fought in WWII and was a POW and Purple Heart recipient, got at least a 4th grade education, took 2nd in the light heavy weight Golden Gloves competition in Iowa when he was 16, ran his own welding shop, provided for his family like a man should.

He told me if you say your going to do some thing then do it. Your "word" is what defines you, so watch what comes out of your mouth. It was good advice.
 
My kid went to his school's Father and Son Day, with the postman. I'm telling ya, I don't get no respect!

My Dad died six years ago from Alzheimer's. RIP, Pop.

Happy Father's Day to all of you. If your old man is still with you, take him out for a beer and some pool. He'll thank you for it later. :smile:
 
My Dad passed over 40 years ago. He was way more than a Dad to me. He was also my friend and buddy. We hung out all the time. I worked for him on his ice, coal, and oil trucks from 12 to 16 years old. After work a few days a week we'd jump in our boat and go fishing. He use to take me to the Garden to watch the Golden Gloves and other big bouts. He also taught me to box, play baseball, shoot pool, bowl, and how to gamble and hustle.
From the age of 14 to the week he died we would go to the bars and hustle pool and party down. The day he died is the saddest day of my life.

He had a good full life though. He was a pro boxer, motorcycle racer, road player, semi pro baseball player, and loved by everyone. Johnnyt
 
I'll be spending time with my dad today for sure. In fact I spend a lot of time with him every week. He is 84 and he is starting to have some real memory issues at times which can be challenging at times.(think Dementia with a little d?) But he is healthy physically and is able to live at home still largely because my mother is still as sharp as a tack and I am available to come by regularly to help with things and to give her a break. He can still do the big things: Feed himself, dress, shower with a bit of help, brush his teeth, use the bathroom(front and back lol) without issue and get around the house pretty good. He can even do light chores as long as he has a "helper" to keep him on task which is often me:) It can be super aggravating at times when he is having an off day, his confusion can be so random at times! We get through it though. The key for him and most folks in his situation is to keep the schedule consistent and try to avoid or minimize big interruptions.

What keeps me going is the days when he is sharp. That and knowing he is nowhere near needing to go to an old folks home where he would be miserable.I know he won't be around forever so I am trying to be as available as I can be to help out and spend time with him while I can.

Today we will probably watch baseball. He loves baseball and most sports so we watch a lot of games of all kinds together, plus he likes the shows about old cars: Fast n' Loud, Kounting Cars etc. I like 'em too so it works out good for both of us:)


Happy Fathers Day to all the dads on here!
 
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My dad passed in 1982. :frown:

He was a flat out hillbilly orphan boy from Dothan, AL. As a young boy he and his sis, my Aunt Moline, stayed with their mean Uncle Frank who kept them like slaves picking cotton all day long in his fields.

Dad and Moline ran away to Panama City, FL where he eventually opened a drive-in food joint complete with the roller skate wearing car hops, called the New York Drive In. Lots of success with it and so he opened another called the Bay State Drive In.

This man had the best sense of humor ever. Hard to imagine he kept it going with his difficult childhood but he did. :smile:

He brought me to my first ever pool hall as a young kid and we returned often; thank you for that, Dad, and plenty more...

Today, my good pool buddy, Russian Paul, his lovekly wife, Paul's parents who are here visiting from Russia, my eldest son and grandson all will come here today and join me and my girl for an afternoon of Louisiana cooking, some pool, and some of the best sipping whiskey I ever had that Pauls folks brought me as a gift from the homeland but strangely is from Japan. :thumbup: It's called nikka whisky and it's smoooooth as silk and the bottle is, well, quite unique.......

I feel a great day coming at me. :smile:

Hope you dads will fully enjoy your fathers day, too.

best,
brian kc
 
Come on, you guys. It's Father's Day for crissakes. Shout it out for the old man.
You may think that acknowledging a holiday like Father's Day on the main forum is not pool related. Well, you couldn't be more wrong.
A few of you had Fathers that owned and operated pool halls, didn't you?
And a great many of you have, or have had, Fathers that were pool players, right?
And a whole hell of a bunch of you wouldn't even be here if old Dad's condom hadn't of busted, am I right?
So, give it up for the Man. He gagged when when he had to change your diaper, and smiled when you bent over the table and gagged a shot. :smile:
 
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!

Fortunate to have my dad still in my life. When he started Bison Billiards 6 years ago, I worked with him through my final college years and it made us a lot closer.

Here's to pool and dads! :cool:
 
BisonBilliards said:
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!

Fortunate to have my dad still in my life. When he started Bison Billiards 6 years ago, I worked with him through my final college years and it made us a lot closer.

Here's to pool and dads! :cool:
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My Father had a poolroom also. Johnnyt
 
This is an amazing thread-some amazing father's out there. I'm honored to have a great father who I'm sitting next to right now watching sports (as usual on a Sunday afternoon/evening).
I hope to be the same example of hard work, dedication, and honor to my soon as my father is to me.

Happy father's day to all you dad's out there.
 
Ak Guy said:
I miss my Dad. He survived the "Great Depression", fought in WWII and was a POW and Purple Heart recipient, got at least a 4th grade education, took 2nd in the light heavy weight Golden Gloves competition in Iowa when he was 16, ran his own welding shop, provided for his family like a man should.

He told me if you say your going to do some thing then do it. Your "word" is what defines you, so watch what comes out of your mouth. It was good advice.
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This post really resonates with me, I've read it five times already. I can't stop thinking about it.
 
You had an awesome Dad

Johnnyt said:
My Dad passed over 40 years ago. He was way more than a Dad to me. He was also my friend and buddy. We hung out all the time. I worked for him on his ice, coal, and oil trucks from 12 to 16 years old. After work a few days a week we'd jump in our boat and go fishing. He use to take me to the Garden to watch the Golden Gloves and other big bouts. He also taught me to box, play baseball, shoot pool, bowl, and how to gamble and hustle.
From the age of 14 to the week he died we would go to the bars and hustle pool and party down. The day he died is the saddest day of my life.

He had a good full life though. He was a pro boxer, motorcycle racer, road player, semi pro baseball player, and loved by everyone. Johnnyt
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Johnnyt,
Man you had some awesome kind of Dad. Im very happy for you, that something to be very proud of and one hell of an act to follow. If I had one hope for the world is that every kid had a Dad like that. Thanks for sharing. My Grandfather was my hero. I cant think about him without getting choked up. Those are some real quality kind of folks.
 
336Robin said:
Johnnyt,
Man you had some awesome kind of Dad. Im very happy for you, that something to be very proud of and one hell of an act to follow. If I had one hope for the world is that every kid had a Dad like that. Thanks for sharing. My Grandfather was my hero. I cant think about him without getting choked up. Those are some real quality kind of folks.
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Thank you. Yes he was a great Dad. He didn't have much schooling, but he showed me a lot about life, hard work will get you far. One of the biggest things he taught me was what to expect though life and what he did right or wrong when he went though them. Johnnyt
 
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